Ayesha

“The strength to live is not linked to how much or little we possess. Unless we’re talking about the power to bounce back from sadness or to praise ourselves for having made it through a day.”
― Yun Jung-eun, The Marigold Mind Laundry

“What do you have against Monterey Jack?” “It’s fine, I suppose,” he says with a faint air of disdain. “If you like that sort of thing.” “By ‘that sort of thing,’ do you mean cheese? Because I like cheese.”
― Kylie Scott, The Last Days of Lilah Goodluck

“Don’t bother about what others think. Prioritize yourself. When things get tough, go somewhere nice, treat yourself to a holiday. If you’re angry, don’t hold it in. Eat something delicious to de-stress. Learn to live for yourself, not for anyone else. Life is more beautiful than you think. Life’s worth living.’ ‘Life’s worth living?”
― Yun Jung-eun, The Marigold Mind Laundry

“remember that it was a privilege to have self-actualization crises instead of self-preservation ones, I could ground myself again. It was a miracle my family had even made it to America.”
― Susan Lieu, The Manicurist's Daughter